> > > > A young husband comes home one night, and his wife
> > > >throws her arms around
> > > >his neck: "Darling, I have great news: I'm a month
> > > >overdue. I think we're
> > > >going to have a baby! The doctor gave me a test today,
> > > >but until we find
> > > >out
> > > >for sure, we can't tell anybody."
> > > >
> > > >The next day, a guy from the electric company rings
> > > >the door-bell, because
> > > >the young couple hasn't paid their last bill: "Are you
> > > >Mrs. Smith? You're a
> > > >month overdue, you know!"
> > > >
> > > >"How do YOU know?" stammers the young woman.
> > > >"Well, ma'am, it's in our files!" says the man from
> > > >the electric company.
> > > >"What are you saying? It's in your files?????"
> > > >"Absolutely."
> > > >"Well, let me talk to my husband about this tonight."
> > > >
> > > >That night, she tells her husband about the visit, and
> > > >he, mad as a bull,
> > > >rushes to the electric company offices the first thing
> > > >the next morning.
> > > >
> > > >"What's going on here? You have it on file that my
> > > >wife is a month overdue?
> > > >What business is that of yours?" the husband shouts.
> > > >"Just calm down," says the clerk, "it's nothing
> > > >serious. All you have to do
> > > >is pay us."
> > > >"PAY you? and if I refuse?"
> > > >"Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to
> > > >cut yours off."
> > > >"And what would my wife do then?" the husband asks.
> > > >"I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle."
> > > >throws her arms around
> > > >his neck: "Darling, I have great news: I'm a month
> > > >overdue. I think we're
> > > >going to have a baby! The doctor gave me a test today,
> > > >but until we find
> > > >out
> > > >for sure, we can't tell anybody."
> > > >
> > > >The next day, a guy from the electric company rings
> > > >the door-bell, because
> > > >the young couple hasn't paid their last bill: "Are you
> > > >Mrs. Smith? You're a
> > > >month overdue, you know!"
> > > >
> > > >"How do YOU know?" stammers the young woman.
> > > >"Well, ma'am, it's in our files!" says the man from
> > > >the electric company.
> > > >"What are you saying? It's in your files?????"
> > > >"Absolutely."
> > > >"Well, let me talk to my husband about this tonight."
> > > >
> > > >That night, she tells her husband about the visit, and
> > > >he, mad as a bull,
> > > >rushes to the electric company offices the first thing
> > > >the next morning.
> > > >
> > > >"What's going on here? You have it on file that my
> > > >wife is a month overdue?
> > > >What business is that of yours?" the husband shouts.
> > > >"Just calm down," says the clerk, "it's nothing
> > > >serious. All you have to do
> > > >is pay us."
> > > >"PAY you? and if I refuse?"
> > > >"Well, in that case, sir, we'd have no option but to
> > > >cut yours off."
> > > >"And what would my wife do then?" the husband asks.
> > > >"I don't know. I guess she'd have to use a candle."
